diff --git a/components/bootloader/subproject/main/ld/esp32/bootloader.ld b/components/bootloader/subproject/main/ld/esp32/bootloader.ld
index 5619d409e8..e78051d7c6 100644
--- a/components/bootloader/subproject/main/ld/esp32/bootloader.ld
+++ b/components/bootloader/subproject/main/ld/esp32/bootloader.ld
@@ -167,6 +167,14 @@ SECTIONS
     *(.fini.literal)
     *(.fini)
     *(.gnu.version)
+
+    /** CPU will try to prefetch up to 16 bytes of
+      * of instructions. This means that any configuration (e.g. MMU, PMS) must allow
+      * safe access to up to 16 bytes after the last real instruction, add
+      * dummy bytes to ensure this
+      */
+    . += 16;
+
     _text_end = ABSOLUTE(.);
     _etext = .;
   } > iram_seg
diff --git a/components/bootloader/subproject/main/ld/esp32c3/bootloader.ld b/components/bootloader/subproject/main/ld/esp32c3/bootloader.ld
index 38b8be442d..330b376e83 100644
--- a/components/bootloader/subproject/main/ld/esp32c3/bootloader.ld
+++ b/components/bootloader/subproject/main/ld/esp32c3/bootloader.ld
@@ -156,6 +156,14 @@ SECTIONS
     *(.fini.literal)
     *(.fini)
     *(.gnu.version)
+
+    /** CPU will try to prefetch up to 16 bytes of
+      * of instructions. This means that any configuration (e.g. MMU, PMS) must allow
+      * safe access to up to 16 bytes after the last real instruction, add
+      * dummy bytes to ensure this
+      */
+    . += 16;
+
     _text_end = ABSOLUTE(.);
     _etext = .;
   } > iram_seg
diff --git a/components/bootloader/subproject/main/ld/esp32s2/bootloader.ld b/components/bootloader/subproject/main/ld/esp32s2/bootloader.ld
index 0c23769d82..8c6317be72 100644
--- a/components/bootloader/subproject/main/ld/esp32s2/bootloader.ld
+++ b/components/bootloader/subproject/main/ld/esp32s2/bootloader.ld
@@ -155,6 +155,14 @@ SECTIONS
     *(.fini.literal)
     *(.fini)
     *(.gnu.version)
+
+    /** CPU will try to prefetch up to 16 bytes of
+      * of instructions. This means that any configuration (e.g. MMU, PMS) must allow
+      * safe access to up to 16 bytes after the last real instruction, add
+      * dummy bytes to ensure this
+      */
+    . += 16;
+
     _text_end = ABSOLUTE(.);
     _etext = .;
   } > iram_seg
diff --git a/components/bootloader/subproject/main/ld/esp32s3/bootloader.ld b/components/bootloader/subproject/main/ld/esp32s3/bootloader.ld
index 2380e4aad2..d5cd564114 100644
--- a/components/bootloader/subproject/main/ld/esp32s3/bootloader.ld
+++ b/components/bootloader/subproject/main/ld/esp32s3/bootloader.ld
@@ -156,6 +156,14 @@ SECTIONS
     *(.fini.literal)
     *(.fini)
     *(.gnu.version)
+
+    /** CPU will try to prefetch up to 16 bytes of
+      * of instructions. This means that any configuration (e.g. MMU, PMS) must allow
+      * safe access to up to 16 bytes after the last real instruction, add
+      * dummy bytes to ensure this
+      */
+    . += 16;
+
     _text_end = ABSOLUTE(.);
     _etext = .;
   } > iram_seg
diff --git a/components/esp32/ld/esp32.project.ld.in b/components/esp32/ld/esp32.project.ld.in
index 84ff5fc672..6c5d40b524 100644
--- a/components/esp32/ld/esp32.project.ld.in
+++ b/components/esp32/ld/esp32.project.ld.in
@@ -347,6 +347,14 @@ SECTIONS
     *(.fini.literal)
     *(.fini)
     *(.gnu.version)
+
+    /** CPU will try to prefetch up to 16 bytes of
+      * of instructions. This means that any configuration (e.g. MMU, PMS) must allow
+      * safe access to up to 16 bytes after the last real instruction, add
+      * dummy bytes to ensure this
+      */
+    . += 16;
+
     _text_end = ABSOLUTE(.);
     _etext = .;
 
diff --git a/components/esp32c3/ld/esp32c3.project.ld.in b/components/esp32c3/ld/esp32c3.project.ld.in
index fdf6be2881..00436e04f4 100644
--- a/components/esp32c3/ld/esp32c3.project.ld.in
+++ b/components/esp32c3/ld/esp32c3.project.ld.in
@@ -263,6 +263,14 @@ SECTIONS
     *(.fini.literal)
     *(.fini)
     *(.gnu.version)
+
+    /** CPU will try to prefetch up to 16 bytes of
+      * of instructions. This means that any configuration (e.g. MMU, PMS) must allow
+      * safe access to up to 16 bytes after the last real instruction, add
+      * dummy bytes to ensure this
+      */
+    . += 16;
+
     _text_end = ABSOLUTE(.);
     _instruction_reserved_end = ABSOLUTE(.);
     _etext = .;
diff --git a/components/esp32s2/ld/esp32s2.project.ld.in b/components/esp32s2/ld/esp32s2.project.ld.in
index c60d29b665..1679241891 100644
--- a/components/esp32s2/ld/esp32s2.project.ld.in
+++ b/components/esp32s2/ld/esp32s2.project.ld.in
@@ -341,6 +341,14 @@ SECTIONS
     *(.fini.literal)
     *(.fini)
     *(.gnu.version)
+
+    /** CPU will try to prefetch up to 16 bytes of
+      * of instructions. This means that any configuration (e.g. MMU, PMS) must allow
+      * safe access to up to 16 bytes after the last real instruction, add
+      * dummy bytes to ensure this
+      */
+    . += 16;
+
     _text_end = ABSOLUTE(.);
     _instruction_reserved_end = ABSOLUTE(.);
     _etext = .;
diff --git a/components/esp32s3/ld/esp32s3.project.ld.in b/components/esp32s3/ld/esp32s3.project.ld.in
index b1d19cae40..ff46c4d269 100644
--- a/components/esp32s3/ld/esp32s3.project.ld.in
+++ b/components/esp32s3/ld/esp32s3.project.ld.in
@@ -294,6 +294,14 @@ SECTIONS
     *(.fini.literal)
     *(.fini)
     *(.gnu.version)
+
+    /** CPU will try to prefetch up to 16 bytes of
+      * of instructions. This means that any configuration (e.g. MMU, PMS) must allow
+      * safe access to up to 16 bytes after the last real instruction, add
+      * dummy bytes to ensure this
+      */
+    . += 16;
+
     _text_end = ABSOLUTE(.);
     _instruction_reserved_end = ABSOLUTE(.);
     _etext = .;